$41.00
1 in stock
Cart is saved on this device. Checkout prepares your order summary. Refresh this page for the latest stock and price.
Featured track
$41.00
1 in stock
Cart is saved on this device. Checkout prepares your order summary. Refresh this page for the latest stock and price.
Featured track
Condition
Album lore
Wayne Smith’s Under Me Sleng Teng, issued by Greensleeves Records in early 1986, stands as a pivotal artifact in the reggae and dancehall canon. The title track employs the now-legendary Sleng Teng riddim, a digital rhythm crafted from a preset on a Casio MT-40 keyboard, marking one of the earliest uses of fully computerized backing in Jamaican popular music. This record, with its dozen tracks including "Icky All Over" and "Like A Dragon," captures a moment when ragga and digital dancehall began to eclipse traditional roots reggae and rocksteady styles.The album’s raw, machine-driven pulse underpins Smith’s vocal delivery and the dub-inflected versions, reflecting the era’s transition in studio technology and production aesthetics. Released on Greensleeves, a label noted for its reggae releases, Under Me Sleng Teng resonates as a signal of reggae’s digital shift, a record crate-diggers and boutique selectors return to for its historical weight and rhythmic immediacy.
How did this get here?
| SKU | SPOT-1YjBJlLZh4wwnfYZCr3jrE |
|---|
Quick preview
Listen to a sample on YouTube — opens in a new tab; own this release here for the full listening experienceOpen this track on Spotify
Condition
Album lore
Wayne Smith’s Under Me Sleng Teng, issued by Greensleeves Records in early 1986, stands as a pivotal artifact in the reggae and dancehall canon. The title track employs the now-legendary Sleng Teng riddim, a digital rhythm crafted from a preset on a Casio MT-40 keyboard, marking one of the earliest uses of fully computerized backing in Jamaican popular music. This record, with its dozen tracks including "Icky All Over" and "Like A Dragon," captures a moment when ragga and digital dancehall began to eclipse traditional roots reggae and rocksteady styles.The album’s raw, machine-driven pulse underpins Smith’s vocal delivery and the dub-inflected versions, reflecting the era’s transition in studio technology and production aesthetics. Released on Greensleeves, a label noted for its reggae releases, Under Me Sleng Teng resonates as a signal of reggae’s digital shift, a record crate-diggers and boutique selectors return to for its historical weight and rhythmic immediacy.
How did this get here?
| SKU | SPOT-1YjBJlLZh4wwnfYZCr3jrE |
|---|
Quick preview
Listen to a sample on YouTube — opens in a new tab; own this release here for the full listening experienceOpen this track on Spotify